More Questions on Indian Politics
- Q. Who appoints and dismisses the gazetted officials of the Union Government?
A)The Prime Minister of India
B)The President of India
C)The Home Minister of India
D)The Finance Minister of India
Answer: The President of India
- Q. Who described Constitution of India as ‘quasi-federal’?
A)Ione Jennings
B)Granville Austin
C)Morris Jones
D)K. C. Wheare
Answer: K. C. Wheare
- Q. The Attorney General of India has the power to appear in-
A)Any High Court
B)Supreme Court
C)Any Session Court
D)Any Court in India
Answer: Any Court in India
- Q. Of the following who held the offices of Judge of the Supreme Court and be Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
A)K.S. Hegde
B)M. Hidayatullah
C)Subba Rao
D)P.N. Bhagwati
Answer: K.S. Hegde
- Q. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha-
A)19
B)11
C)10
D)1
Answer: 10
- Q. The write which literally means ‘by what authority or warrant’ and is issued by the court to enquire the legality of a claim of a person to public office is called
A)Quo Warranto
B)Ad hoc
C)Statute
D)Sub judice
Answer: Quo Warranto
- Q. What is the meaning of “Public Interest Litigation”?
A)A case brought by victim to court, involving public interest
B)Anything of public interest
C)A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest
D)A directive issued by Supreme Court involving public interest
Answer: A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest
- Q. Who appoits the judges of the Supreme Court of India?
A)Chief Justice
B)President
C)Prime Minister
D)Council of Ministers
Answer: President
- Q. In 1987, three new States of Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa came into being as
A)The !7th, 18th and 19th states of the Indian Union
B)The 24rd , 25th, and 26th states of the Indian Union
C)The 23rd , 24th, and 25th states of the Indian Union
D)The 25rd , 26th, and 27th states of the Indian Union
Answer: The 23rd , 24th, and 25th states of the Indian Union
- Q. The Linguistic Provinces commission appointed under the chairmanship of S.K. Dhar in 1948 recommended the reorganization of states on the basis of
A)Religious convenience rather than linguistic factor.
B)Demographic convenience rather than linguistic factor.
C)Administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
D)None of these
Answer: Administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor.
- Q. Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A)Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B)G. V. Mavalankar
C)M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
D)Dr. P.V. Cherian
Answer: G. V. Mavalankar
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? I. In federal government, power is distributed among the legislature, executive and judiciary. II. Due to political competition in a democracy, social divisions get reflected in politics. III. Communal politics is based on the belief that one religion is superior to that of others.
A)I, II and III
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. According to Indian constitution, which of the following is a Constitutional Body-
A)National Development Council
B)Finance Commission
C)Planning Commission
D)None of these
Answer: Finance Commission
- Q. What is the full form of MLA in the Indian Constitution?
A)Master of Legislative Assembly
B)Member of Legislative Assembly
C)Member of Left Assembly
D)Master of Left Assembly
Answer: Member of Legislative Assembly
- Q. In Pocket Veto, the President of India can keep a bill for how much duration?
A)6 month
B)1 month
C)12 month
D)Indefinite period
Answer: Indefinite period
- Q. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Maharashtra is-
A)26
B)10
C)28
D)48
Answer: 48
- Q. When did Sri Lank, ganed its independence?
A)16 March, 1962
B)4 February, 1948
C)26 March, 1972
D)15 February, 1938
Answer: 4 February, 1948
- Q. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was passed in :
A)The year 1970
B)The year 1968
C)The year 1969
D)The year 1967
Answer: The year 1967
- Q. Which article declares that a constitutional amendment is not a law and hence cannot be challenged?
A)Article 14
B)Article 13
C)Article 15
D)Article 16
Answer: Article 13
- Q. According to Indian constitution Right to property is-
A)Natural right
B)Fundamental right
C)Legal right
D)Moral right
Answer: Legal right
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